Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Jodhpur, Rulers of Marwar, Rathore, Marwari horse, Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur Group - Malani Igneous Suite Contact, Jodha of Mandore, Jaswant Singh of Marwar, Jodhpurs, Marwari language, Umaid Bhawan Palace, Maldeo Rathore, Umaid Singh, Takht Singh, Marwari Yuva Manch, Ajit Singh of Marwar, Ranthambore Express, Hanwant Singh, Rao Udaisingh, Marwari Bhojnalaya, Barkatullah Khan Stadium, Bhopal - Jodhpur, Stolen Sunshine, Jodhpur Airport, Jodhpuri, Jaswant Thada, Rajasthan Oriental Research Institute, Brahmapuri, Jodhpur-Rajasthan, Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur, Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Marwari languages, Pyaaj Kachori. Excerpt: Marwar ( ) (also called Jodhpur region) is a region of southwestern Rajasthan state in western India. It lies partly in the Thar Desert. In Rajasthani dialect "wad" means a particular area. The word Marwar is derived from Sanskrit word 'Maruwat'. English translation of the word is 'The region of desert'., The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 17, p. 213 defines Marwar as corruption of Maru-w r, classically Marusthala or Marusthan, also called Marudesa, whence is derived the unintelligible Mardes of the early Muhamadan writers. The word means the 'region of death' and hence is applied to desert. Region includes the present-day districts of Barmer, Jalore, Jodhpur, Nagaur, and Pali. It is bounded on the north by Jangladesh region, on the northeast by Dhundhar, on the east by Ajmer, on the southeast by Mewar, on the south by Godwar, on the southwest by Sindh, and on the west by Jaisalmer region. In 1901 the region (Jodhpur state) had an area of 90,554 km (34,963 square miles). Marwar is a sandy plain lying northwest of the Aravalli Range, which runs southwest-northeast through Rajasthan state. The Aravallis wring much of the moisture from the southwest monsoon, which provides most o...